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Easter bunny bringing sunshine to most Australian capitals

Max Gonzalez,
Wednesday April 16, 2014 - 12:25 EST

It is Wednesday and the holiday season in nearly upon us. Not onlywill we get to indulge on a four-day long weekend.

In Queensland, the Sunshine State capital will stay true to itsstate's motto. Plenty of sun and temperatures in the high-20s willallow local residents to enjoy the great outdoors, although coolermornings will make it hard to leave bed too early.

After a soggy week, skies will finally clear on Thursday over the Harbour City with the warmest day (Good Friday) reaching the mid-20s. A front will bring some light showers to some suburbs early on Saturday but these should clear early in the morning. Temperatures, however, will be a tad cooler, only reaching the low-20s in the wake of the front.

Further south, Victoria's capital will see strengthening winds early on Friday ahead of a cold front. This front will bring cloud and showers during the afternoon and evening. The cold airmass in the wakeof the front will bring a relatively chilly day with the temperature only reaching the high teens in between showers. Passing showers willpersist throughout the whole long weekend with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures struggling to reach the high teens each day.

Similarly, across the strait, Hobart will see showers developing onFriday as a front crosses the state. Showers will persist on and offduring Saturday and Sunday with the temperature only reaching the mid-teens. Luckily, it will dry up by Easter Monday to gather anyremaining eggs from the previous day's hunt.

Our nations capital will be mostly sunny throughout the Easter longweekend but temperatures will only reach the mid teens each day. Alingering cold airmass and clear skies are likely to chill the city tonear freezing on Sunday and Monday mornings. These mornings are likelyto be Canberra's coldest since November.

Finally, Adelaide will see showers early on Friday and the odd brief shower on Monday. Otherwise it is looking generally dry with longsunny spells with the temperature getting to the high teens/low 20s.

Perth is looking like the warmest of the southern capitals under mostly clear skies, reaching the mid-to-high 20s each day, nudging 30 degrees on Good Friday.